Weather (Bothell)

Do you suffer from pollen allergies?  This Podcast addresses the North Sound pollen situation this spring and also discusses the difference between allergy and Covid-19 symptoms. 

A listener asks if the frost season is over and time to plant seasonals outside. Despite the fine spring weather this week, not time quite yet. This Podcast explains when it is safer to put new plantings in the ground and move plants from inside - outside. 

The beginning of April usually marks the peak of the area mountain snowpack - the deepest it gets all season. This Podcast addresses how our mountain snowpack has been this winter season and what this snow amount means for the summer and fall seasons. 

Puget Sound Convergence Zone. You've heard the term, but what is it? This Podcast describes what the Puget Sound Convergence Zone is and how it behaves. 

Spring the peak of the North Sound rainbow season. Learn more about rainbows and why they occur more often this time of year in this Podcast. 

It was 7 years ago when the Oso/SR 530 landslide occurred. This podcast is dedicated to remembering the lives lost in this tragic event and recalls the weather involved. 

The spring equinox is this coming Saturday, the first day of spring. This Podcast addresses what the spring weather outlook is for the North Sound and looks ahead at the coming summer. 

It is time to 'spring ahead' as we transition back to Pacific Daylight Time this Saturday night. This Podcast addresses the impacts of the time change and what steps you can take to help minimize those impacts, plus time to change those batteries too!

An Everett listener asked what is the rain shadow and is Everett in it? This Podcast addresses that question including how the rain shadow off the Olympics behaves. 

In the North Sound, spring and fall are our primary thunderstorm seasons. And it usually kicks off around March 1st. This Podcast addresses the North Sound's primary thunderstorm season and why, plus what to do if a thunderstorm approaches.